60 kids sick, students evacuated from Massachusetts middle school after virus spreads

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60 kids sick, students evacuated from Massachusetts middle school after virus spreads

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LOWELL, Mass.–Kids were evacuated from schools in Lowell, Massachusetts on Thursday after several students fell ill.

Initially, it was reported that a carbon monoxide leak had caused the evacuation at Sullivan Middle School. However, the fire chief later announced there had not been a leak, and instead it was a possible virus that led to the issues.

In all, Fox 25 Boston reports that 60 kids were sick, and five were sent to the hospital, though no kids were admitted overnight. Students reported smelling rotten eggs and some said that the smell caused a metal taste.

Students told us they smelled rotten eggs and some complained of metal taste inside Lowell's Sullivan Middle this AM.
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